Addressing-machine.



E. D. HOWARD.

ADDRESSING MAGHINE.

APPLIOATIONIILED IEB.14,1913.

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ADDRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION TILED PER. 14, 1913.

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EDWARD D. HOWARD, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

ADDRESSING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 14, 1913.

Pat ented Sept. 9, .1913.

Serial No. 748,323.

To all whom 2'15 may concern.

Be it known that I, Eowano D. Hououu), a citizen of the United States, residing at liuit'alo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Addressing-hbiachines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that type of addressing machines in which a strip or band of paper bearing a longitudinal row of addr es is placed over a belt coated with paste or similar adhesive and then presented to a cutting device at the front turn of this belt where portions of the paper strip are successively cut therefrom and pressed against the article to be ac ldressed, such as newspapers and the like. In machines of this character as heretofore constructed the several rollers around which the paste belt passed and associated parts were mounted directly on the main body, frame or casing of the machine in such manner that they had to be removed individually from the body tor the purpose of cleaning the rollers, the belt and inner scraper and these parts had to be individually restored to the body after being cleaned preparatory to using the ma chine, which dismembering and reassembl ing of the parts was attended with very great inconvenience and also loss of much time.

It is the object oi this invention to provide simple. etlicient and inexpensive means whereby the several rollers around which the paste gum passes as well as the inside paste scraper and the front guide for the pasted address strip maybe conveniently and easily removed simultaneously from the body and also restored. thereto tor the purpose of permitt'ing dismembering and cleaning of the machine and the re-assen'ibling of the parts to be eii'i'ected more easily and expeditiously.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of an addressing machine embodying my improve,- ments. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective view or the supplemental frame or rack which supports the various rollers around which the paste belt passes and also supports the scraper 'tor the inner side of the belt and the guide whereby the :iront end ot the address strip is controlled at the trout: turn of the paste belt. Fig. 4; is a 'tragmentary perspective view of the trout part oi the body oi. the machine, the supplemental frame or rack, the front teed roller 't'ront guide and associated parts. Fig. 5 is a perspectiw: view, partly in section, of the supplemental frame or rack and associated parts.

Similar characters oi retercnce indicate corres mnding parts throughout the several views.

The body or main frame oi this illitchinc may be variously constructed but ne'ierably comprises two upright longitudinal side walls, .1, 2 amt a horizontal, bottom plate 2 connecting the lower ends of the side walls. .liet ween the side walls and above the bottom oi the body is arranged a reservoir 4t which is adapted to receive a quantity oi liquid paste or adhesive material and which. is provided at its top adjacent to its rear part with an opening.

5 represents a paste belt which is con-- structed oi any suitable material and which has a front loop arranged at an angle between the ij'ront parts of the side walls and above the front part of the reservoir and a rear loop which extends (lownwardly through the opening of the reservoir into the lower part oi? the latter. At its front turn the paste belt passes around a trout or teed roller (3 which is preferably provided on its periphery with a plurality oi spurs or teeth 7 adapted to grip the belt so that upon turning this roller with its upper side moving 'lorwardly the upper stretch oi the belt will be moved 'torwa'rdly and the lower stretch rearwarilly. The rear turn oi? the paste belt passes around a weight roller 40 which is preferably constructed oi lead or other heavy material and arranged in the lower part of the paste reservoir. The intermediate part oi the upper stretch oi the paste belt is supported between the Front and rear loops oi the belt by means of an upper intermediate roller 8 which engages with the inner side of this stretch of the belt, and the lower stretch of the paste belt is supported by means of a lower intermediate roller 9 which engages with the underside of the lower stretch between the front and rear loops of the belt, as shown in Fig. 1..

The strip or ribbon of paper 10 upon which the addresses are printed in a longi tudinal row is mounted in the form of a roll 11 upon a spool or arbor 12 which is pivotally supported between the rear parts of the longitudinal walls of the body and from this spool the strip passes forwardly over that part of the upper stretch of the belt extending from the upper intermediate roller to the front delivery or feed roller and thence underneath a front guide 39 arranged transversely in front of the feed roller. Upon turning the feed roller in the described direction all parts of the paste belt are successively carried downwardly and upwardly through the paste reservoir and coated with paste whereby successive portions of the address strip which are engaged with the upper stretch of the belt are coated on the underside with paste and the address strip is caused to adhere to the belt so that the strip is moved forwardly with the upper stretch of the belt and successive portions thereof at its front end are projected beyond the feed roller and new portions thereof unrolled in the same measure from the spool. The forward movement of the paste belt and the address strip resting thereon is effected step by step for the purpose of projecting one section after another of the address strips beyond the feed roller, each section bearing an address on its upper side. After projecting each section of the address strip beyond the feed roller the same is cut off from the strip and pressed with its pasted under surface against the newspaper or other article to be addressed by means of a cutting device which preferably comprises a rear fixed cutter blade 13 mounted on the front end of the body and a vertically movable front blade 14; which together with the rear blade forms a pair of shears. The front blade is pivoted at its left hand end to the rear blade and its vertically swinging movement is effected by means of a longitudinal operating lever 15 arranged at the left hand side of the body and connected at its rear end with the body by means of a spring 16 while its front end is provided with a laterally projecting pressing finger 17 adapted to bear upon the surface of the article to be addressed and is also pivotally connected with a laterally projecting arm 18 arranged on the front or movable blade of the cutting device. In the normal position of the parts the pressing finger is arranged below the underside of the body where it is yieldingly held by the action of the spring 16 which connects the operating lever with the body and at this time the front blade is elevated so as to form a gap between the same and the rear blade by reason of the pivotal con nection between the arm on the front blade and the operating lever. l/Vhile the two blades of the cutting device are thus separated the operator turns the feed roller so as to cause a section of the address strip to project forwardly from the Paste belt between the front and rear blades and underneath the front blade. Upon now pressing the linger 17 downwardly upon the article to be addressed the front blade is caused to swing downwardly and first cut off the foremost section of the pasted address strip and then press the same downwardly upon the article to be addressed so as to adhere to the same. Upon again raising the machine so as to permit the pressing finger to again descend under the action of the spring 16 the front blade will be again 'raised preparatory to repeating the cutting operation.

In opera-ting this machine the body is usually suspended upon the arm of the operator by means of a bail 19 while the front part of the body is grasped by the left hand of the operator for which purpose the last mentioned. part of the body is provided at its left hand side with a handle 20 which may be of any suitable construction. As the rear part of the rear loop of the paste belt passes upwardly from the weight roller to the upper intermediate supporting roller the surplus paste is scraped from the outer side thereof by means of a scraper 9.1 having the form of a plate which is mounted horizontally on the body adjacent to the rear edge of the opening of the paste pot or reservoir and the inner side of this por tion ofnthc paste belt is scraped practically free from paste by means of an inner scraper 22 which engages with the inner side of this part of the belt.

In the machines of this character as heretofore constructed the several rollers around which the paste belt passes, the inner scraper and the front guide have been mounted directly on the body or main frame of the machine which rendered the removal of this roller and scraper very inconvenient and difficult when necessary to wash out the paste from the reservoir and also clean these rollers and the belt preparatory to placing a new batch of paste in the reservoir and again re-assembling said rollers and belt and associated parts in their operative position for resuming work. In order to permit this removal. of the paste belt, its supporting rollers and associated parts to be effected more conveniently and expeditiously the same are mounted on a supplemental rack or frame which is wholly independent of the main frame or body of the machine so that these rollers and the belt,

the inside scraper and preferably also the front guide may be removed simultaneously from the body as well as replaced therein. In its preferred form this rack comprises two longitudinal side pieces or plates 23 which are adapted to engage with the inner sides of the side walls of the main body and transverse rods or bars 24 connecting the front, intermediate and rear portions of these side plates. Each of these side plates is substantially of V-shaped form so as to provide an incline front section 25 and a vertical rear section 26 depending from the elevated rear end of the front section- In the assembled position of the parts the front ends of the side plates rest upon the bottom of the body in front of the reservoir while the depending rear sections thereof project downwardly through the opening of the reservoir and rest at their lower ends on the bottom of the same, as shown in Fig. 1, in which position this supplemental frame or rack may be held solely by gravity although additional means may be provided for this purpose, if desired. The front or feed roller of the belt is arranged between the front ends of the side plates and is pivotally supported, thereon by means of a horizontal feed, spindle 27 passing transversely through this roller and through bearing openings in the adjacent parts of the side plates. One end, preferably the left hand end, of the feed spindle is provided with a button or finger piece 28 whereby the same may be turned in the proper direction for turning the feed roller which is frictionally connccted therewith and also advancing the paste belt engaging with this roller. The Weight roller is removably supported upon this supplemental rack or frame by engaging opposite ends of a supporting rod 29 carrying this roller with guide bearings 30 arranged on the inner sides of the depending rear sections of the side plates of the rack. The upper intermediate supporting roller is detachably mounted on this rack by engaging opposite ends of its supporting spindle 31 with guide bearings 32 arranged on the inner sides of the rear upper parts of the side plates of this rack, and the lower intermediate supporting roller is in like manner supported upon this rack by detachably engaging opposite ends of the supporting spindle 33 carrying the same with guide bearings 34 arranged on the inner sides of the intermediate parts of the side plates of the rack. The inside scraper 22 is detachably connected with the rack by engaging opposite ends of the same with seats 35 arranged on the inner sides of the depending sections of the side plates of the rack. The front guide is constructed of substantially U-shaped form and provided with arms 36 pivoted on the front parts of the side plates of the rack.

At their front ends the side walls of the main frame or body are provided with inclined slots 37 extending downwardly and rearwardly from the upper edges of these walls, which slots receive opposite ends of the feed spindle upon inserting the rack and associated parts into the main frame. For

the purpose of holding this feed spindle in place at the lower ends of these slots and preventing displacement of the rack while the machine is in use a fastening device is provided which preferably consists of two catches 38 each of which is pivoted at its rear end on the outer side of one of the side walls of the body and provided at its front end with a hook which engages over the adjacent part of the feed spindle, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4t. thereby confining the spindle in these slots. Preparatory to removing the rack from the body of the machine the catches are first swung out of engagement from the feed spindle after which the rack may be easily removed from the body and all parts thereof, as well. as the reservoir of the body, may be cleaned thoroughly, easily and conwnicntly. After these parts are cleaned they may be again quickly and conveniently assembled ready for use. By this means of removing the paste belt and the various rollers cooperating therewith simultaneously from the machine much time is saved in the care of the machine, thereby effecting a saving .in the cost of applying addresses to the articles which are being operated upon.

I claim as my invention:

1. An addrcw'ing machine comprising a body provided with a pasle reservoir in its rear part and two upwardly opening slots in the front ends of its side walls, a strip cutting device arranged at the front end of the body, a paste delivery belt extending from the paste reservoir to said cutting device, a weight roller which is arranged in the paste reservoir and around which the rear turn of the paste belt passes, a delivery roller around which the front turn of the paste belt passes, upper and lower intern'iediate rollers supporting the upper and lower stretches of the paste belt, a feed shaft which is arranged transversely in said slots and upon which said delivery roller is mounted, and a rack which is removably' mounted in said body and upon which said rollers and shaft are mounted.

2. An addressing machine comprising a body 1n'ovided with a paste reservoir in its rear part and two upwardly opening slots in the front ends of its side walls, a strip cutting devices arrangcd at the front end of the body, a paste delivery belt extending from the paste reservoir to said cutting device, a weight roller which is arranged in the paste reservoir and around which the rear turn are mounted, and catches for retaining said 10 shaft in said slots.

fitness my hand this 11th day of Januof the paste belt passes, a delivery roller around which the front turn of the paste belt passes, upper and lower intermediate r011- ers supporting the upper and lower stretches i ary, 1913.

of the paste belt a feed shaft which is ar- 1 ranged transversely in said slots and upon EDWARD HOVVARD' which said delivery roller is mounted, a Vitnesses:

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rack which is removably mounted in said a ANNA HEIGIS.

body and upon which said rollers and shaft ,1

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